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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Lamentations 3:58 - Lord
Lamentations 3:58 - O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| O Lord | H136 | אֲדֹנָי |
[Noun Masculine] the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) |
| thou hast pleaded | H7378 | רִיב |
[Verb] properly to {toss} that {is} grapple; mostly figuratively to {wrangle} that {is} hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend |
| the causes | H7379 | רִיב |
[Noun Masculine] a contest (personal or legal) |
| of my soul | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
| thou hast redeemed | H1350 | גָּאַל |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to redeem (according to the Oriental law of {kinship}) that {is} to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative´ s {property} marry his {widow} etc.) |
| my life | H2416 | חַי |
[Adjective] alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh ({plant} {water} {year}) strong; also (as {noun} especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living {thing}) whether literally or figuratively |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.